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Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy – A Science Fiction Podcast

** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Margaret Atwood, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Amanda Knox, Andrew Yang, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, “You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but — it is. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits.” View a complete list of guests and topics at geeksguideshow.com/episodes/. Listen to the show on YouTube at youtube.com/@geeksguidetothegalaxy to easily skip ahead to our discussion of a particular movie or story.

Copyright: © 2020 David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams

Latest Episodes:

445. Brian Keating, host of Into the Impossible Dec 18, 2020

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Brian Keating, co-director of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, joins us to discuss his new podcast Into the Impossible.

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444. Owen Egerton, author of Hollow Dec 11, 2020

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Owen Egerton, writer and director of Mercy Black and Blood Fest, joins us to discuss his most recent novel Hollow.

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443. Erin Lindsey, author of The Silver Shooter Dec 04, 2020

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Erin Lindsey joins us to discuss The Silver Shooter, the latest book in her Rose Gallagher series of historical paranormal mysteries.

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442. Black Hole Survival Guide (with Janna Levin) Nov 27, 2020

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Scientist Janna Levin joins us to discuss her new nonfiction book Black Hole Survival Guide.

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441. Dreams in Science Fiction (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Lisa Yaszek) Nov 20, 2020

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Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, and Lisa Yaszek join us to discuss Inception, The Cell, Coma, The Lathe of Heaven, and The Dream Master.

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440. Terry Gilliam Movies: Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Nov 13, 2020

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Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer, and Chandler Klang Smith join us to discuss Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

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439. Neal Pollack, author of Repeat and Keep Mars Weird Nov 06, 2020

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Neal Pollack, author of Pothead and Alternadad, joins us to discuss his humorous science fiction novels Repeat and Keep Mars Weird.

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438. C. Robert Cargill, author of We Are Where the Nightmares Go and Other Stories Oct 30, 2020

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C. Robert Cargill, co-writer of Sinister and Doctor Strange, joins us to discuss his book We Are Where the Nightmares Go and Other Stories.

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437. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, directors of The Endless and Synchronic Oct 23, 2020

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Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, directors of Spring and The Endless, join us to discuss their new movie Synchronic.

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436. The Making of Games of Thrones (with James Hibberd) Oct 16, 2020

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James Hibberd joins us to discuss his new book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon, about the making of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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